Posted: July 3rd, 2015

You can choose the topic from the listed references as instructed below.

Biology 101 essay assignment
Below are links to articles about nutrition and specific health issues. Choose two that you believe to be
related for the essay assignment and follow these instructions… Neither the focus articles nor the
scholarly articles need to be handed in.
A. Name and citation for the focus articles you selected from the links below or from popular press. (Total
of two citations)
B. General statement of topic for each of the two focus article (1-3 sentences each article) …eg., “This
article was about the potential use of leaches to cure…..”
C. Specific claims of cause and effect (3-10 sentences, approximately 2 paragraphs for each focus article)
…eg., “According to Dr. Merrill of the Plank Institute, treatments involving leaches were ten times more
likely to leave the patient symptom free that the other alternatives tested.” Based on Dr. Merrill’s
work….. (Cause and effect would be that the leaches caused the effect of patient being symptom free).
D. Locate and cite two sources of information from scholarly literature about each focus article topic.
(APA or MLA format for citations) https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ (Total of four citations)
E. Summarize each of the four scholarly articles – Two for each focus article (No more than three
paragraphs for each summary, one paragraph may be adequate).
F. Using all four of the scholarly articles as resources, write a personal position paper about the validity of
the claims made in the original articles. In other words, were the claims made in your focus articles
supported, partially supported, or refuted by the scholarly articles?
 Your assignment it to be written following the specific steps listed above. Each section should be
labeled as A, B, C, …etc. The entire submission should not be longer than four pages, singlespaced,
double-space between sections, with standard margins, and a 12 point font. Your name
and student number are to be in the top margin of each page.
Select focus articles from popular press (Self, Prevention, Men’s Health, Fitness, etc.) or from the links
below, 1-55 only. On-line access is permitted but must be properly cited as web-based. (Print out NOT
required). If link is disabled, choose a different link but let us know.
1. Blueberries for High Blood Pressure &
Hardened Arteries
http://www.naturalnews.com/048381_blue
berries_blood_pressure_medicinal_food.ht
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2. Woman uses raw foods to cure thyroid
cancer
http://www.naturalnews.com/049077_thyr
oid_cancer_raw_food_natural_therapy.htm
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. Doctor prescribed aspirin killed millions
com/aspirindose-vaccinations-adjuvants-1355.html” target=”_blank”>http://www.naturalhealth365.com/aspirindose-vaccinations-adjuvants-1355.html
4. Eat organic one week: reduce pesticide
levels by 90%
http://www.naturalnews.com/045201_orga
nic_diet_pesticide_levels_organophosphate
s.html
5. Link between bras and breast cancer
http://www.naturalnews.com/045200_Am
erican_Cancer_Society_Komen_Foundation
_bras.html
6. Whey protein lowers diabetes and
cardiovascular risk
http://www.naturalnews.com/045202_whe
y_protein_obesity_diabetes_prevention.ht
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7. Can the reishi mushroom heal cancer,
herpes, and even HIV?
http://www.naturalnews.com/045195_trite
rpenoids_reishi_mushrooms_cancer.html
8. Patients control diabetes better than
physicians
http://www.naturalnews.com/045163_diab
etes_patient_education_trained_physicians
.html
9. Savory spice may protect liver from DNA
damage
http://www.naturalnews.com/045166_savo
ry_DNA_damage_liver.html
10. Wine compound not tied to Improved
health
com/healthyliving/wine-compound-not-tied-toimproved-health–study-135230201.html” target=”_blank”>https://shine.yahoo.com/healthyliving/wine-compound-not-tied-toimproved-health–study-135230201.html
11. Two meals a day for type 2 diabetes
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-
27422547
12. Wine isn’t vegetarian?!?
com/food/wine-isntvegetarian-84533939021.html” target=”_blank”>https://www.yahoo.com/food/wine-isntvegetarian-84533939021.html
13. Where dad works may increase autism
com/healthyliving/autism-fathers-parents-occupationtech-jobs-study-university-of-texasdickerson-161455089.html” target=”_blank”>https://shine.yahoo.com/healthyliving/autism-fathers-parents-occupationtech-jobs-study-university-of-texasdickerson-161455089.html
14. EGCG – Green tea extract
http://www.naturalnews.com/045087_gree
n_tea_cholesterol_catechins.html